Introduction I’ve read a lot of productivity books over the years. I was never really a productivity enthusiast until I got a Job where my Boss was a productivity fanatic. And for good reason, the job wasn’t very cumbersome or hard. It just required really good time management and communication skills otherwise employees would be … Read more
What is time blocking? Time Blocking or Time Boxing is a method used by people like Elon Musk and Bill Gates to get more out of their time. Quite simply, it is a method of allocating fixed amounts of time for tasks and integrating the resulting time blocks into your schedule or calendar. You might … Read more
15 December 2021 UpdateHey there, it’s Ross. I wrote this article almost 2 years ago. It’s one of the most popular articles on my website. Since writing it I have fallen into the trap of hitting the dreaded snooze button again. But I am human, ok! 😀 What really helped me reforge the habit was … Read more
Not so long ago I was sitting at my desk sipping a cup of coffee, trying to finish an assignment that I needed to submit that evening. Although, my brain was not where it should have been. I was worrying about a task that I needed to complete for work the next day. In comes … Read more
Overview: What is RescueTime Why RescueTime is better than other time trackers How RescueTime will boost your productivity How I use RescueTime Outline of RescueTime’s Features Billing and payment options Conclusion Download RescueTime What is RescueTime RescueTime is time tracking and productivity software that has been around since 2007. This article is going to focus … Read more
The problem with doing more is that you achieve less. In 1997 when Steve Jobs took over apple computer he ditched just about every research project that was currently in effect and put the entire company’s effort into one thing, the iPod. The iPod was, and is still massively successful. It turned Apple’s declining revenue … Read more
Updated: 25-02-2024 A while ago I was talking to a friend, and he asked me how I can focus so intensely for such extended periods. This conversation got me thinking because I’ve never thought of myself as an intense thinker. Sure, I love thinking deep thoughts, but I’ve never thought of myself as someone that … Read more
I was leaving my house one day and I was doing the triple pat-down. You know, that thing you do when you check for your Keys, Wallet and Phone. That got me thinking, how often is our behaviour dictated by our phone? Have you ever experienced a ghost vibration? This is a phenomenon where it … Read more
This article is going to show you how to sync items from Todoist to Evernote Automatically. James clear talks about how making a habit or task easy is one of the most important aspects when making sure we actually do it in his book: “Atomic Habits”. We all have multiple inboxes and sometimes we don’t … Read more
Why do anything. Why do we do things? When asked this question it’s easy to give answers that seem obvious. Perhaps they are obvious and I sound stupid right now. Bare with me. Picture this, you’re going into a Job interview and your potential employer asks you what you’re expecting from the job and why … Read more